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El Dorado Plantation

Deep in the Santee Coastal Reserve, near the South Santee River, lies the ruins of El Dorado. The house was built in 1797, and tragically burned to the ground in 1897. Stories of the strong women of the St. James Santee parish are numerous, this story is no exception. The…Continue reading “El Dorado Plantation”

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General Information

Welcome!

19 Jan 20222 May 2022
Permanent pages are listed in the menu at the top. There is also a search feature, and I try to use tags and categories to help with navigation. I began…
History…

I’on Swamp/Halfway Creek Church/Battery Warren

25 Jan 2023
I was able to do both of these trails in Francis Marion National Forest, and I also visited the Seewee Educational Center, walked their trail, and visited their endangered red…
History…

Silent Cities at Brookgreen Gardens

20 Jan 2023
Only a few more weeks this season to take advantage of this amazing tour, the Silent Cities tour at Brookgreen Gardens only runs January through March. I've been on the…
History…

Tibwin Plantation

9 Jan 2023
Tibwin Plantation stands in near-ruin in the Francis Marion National Forest. January is the perfect time to visit, I can imagine the bugs are horrific much of the warm months…
Events…

Ramsey Grove

5 Jan 2023
South Carolina State Parks host events on January 1 known as First Day Hikes. January 1, 2023, I was able to get two hikes in, starting at one of my…
History…

Santee Coastal Reserve

3 Jan 2023
I had the pleasure to visit and spend some time hiking and exploring at the Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area in McClellanville. The visit has inspired a new permanent…
Places

Glamping in Gray Court

13 Dec 202212 Dec 2022
I decided to be a little adventurous on my last research trip upstate. A unique listing on Airbnb caught my attention. Delightful 4 Season Bell Tent I only had an…
History…

Asenath Holland Copeland

12 Dec 2022
An amazing new discovery from my last research trip to Clinton - Asenath's gravestone, hidden. This is at the Holland Cemetery. Previously thought to be lost, and now found. Difficult…
History…

Land Sale

24 Nov 2022
Bad news and good news. The bad news, for me at least, is the parcel of land settled by Joseph Adair, Jr. has, after all these years, gone up for…
History…

Paris Mountain and Croft

17 Nov 2022
Whenever the opportunity presents itself, I try to whittle away on visiting all of South Carolina's State Parks. This trip I was able to visit both Paris Mountain State Park,…
History…

Research Trip Miscellany

16 Nov 2022
Last week I had the opportunity to speak on the Holland and Adair families at the Laurens County Genealogy Society meeting, and I spent a few hectic days running around…

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